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The Story behind the TADGER

Fuel is inefficient. Fuel itself is used to cool down an engine; it's only in the process a few milliseconds. When there's a chemical reaction it comes off as expansion of energy, sound, heat, and some of it is wasted.

"Think of eight or 10 drops of fuel, and put them in an engine cylinder head," said Doug. "These aren't exact numbers, but you might burn three of them." But if you increase the window to burn more of the fuel, you're going to bend rods and burn the engine. You could increase the compression ratio, but then it would run hot. So add octane, and blow in air, either via a turbocharger or supercharger. Except the average person can't do that because it's too expensive.

But if you can improve combustion without making engine or fuel modifications, the result is more economy and lower emissions. "You need to put fuel into the engine in an excited state, where it is better able to burn," Doug said. "We're not talking about going from a little to a huge explosion; we're simply improving it a little bit."

"Everybody keeps beating up the environment," said Doug Scouten.

"We can point our fingers at industry, but maybe the whole of us are polluters, so maybe the whole of us are responsible? I'm always interested in improving the environment; my Native American background inspired me."

"I worked around motors and fuel and wondered what could be done individually. I wanted to make fuel burn more efficiently."

It had to be done with no moving parts, so it wouldn't wear out. It had to be adaptable to any engine, burning any fuel. And it had to be affordable and easy to install.

"I think that if you make the technology available to the common man and he can easily add it on, he will. If ten thousand of us do it, think how much less pollution goes into the air."